calvinandhobbes
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| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? Go to a dealer. Listen for yourself. If everything sounds the same to you, then buy the cheapest DAC you can find. One question though. What’s so magical about spending up to $400? Why not just spend $100 and call it a day if all DACs sound the sa... | |
| Surprised by streamer differences @zlone I appreciate your comments on your Node 2i versus your Pi/Allo DigiOne. I have a Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra which is essentially a RPi with power supplies and USB output optimized. I was deciding between the Node 2i and the Pro-ject and d... | |
| Will a Moon 280D augment a Musical Fidelity/ATC combo? @m669326 I haven't heard the Moon mind 2 streamer on its own, so I couldn't say one way or another. I tend to reserve judgment on equipment until I've actually heard it myself. I've heard plenty of expensive equipment that sounds terrible and ine... | |
| Will a Moon 280D augment a Musical Fidelity/ATC combo? There is a matter of preference for the sound quality of DACs, but I can say that the Denafrips Pontus II is clearly better sounding than the Moon 280D. Someone might possibly like the Moon 280D better than the Qutest because it is slightly smooth... | |
| Will a Moon 280D augment a Musical Fidelity/ATC combo? @m669326 By 'different units', do you mean differences between the sound of DACs? | |
| Digital separates or all in one music hub FWIW, I have a Pro-ject Stream Box Ultra S2 streamer that has sounded quite good. I got it as a "starter" streamer, but have compared it to an Auralic Mini streamer and a $8.5k Naim NDX 2 used as a streamer. I’m sure there may be differences in so... | |
| Will a Moon 280D augment a Musical Fidelity/ATC combo? I’ve heard the Moon 280D streaming DAC compared to my Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra streamer with a Chord Qutest DAC at a dealer last year. The Pro-ject/Qutest combination was quite a bit better sounding than the 280D in terms of conveying rhythm a... | |
| Better R2R DAC Recommendation? The Pontus II is a large step up from the Ares II in sound quality. I also use a Streambox S2 Ultra. Other suggestions are to add an Audioquest Jitterbug noise filter on the USB output from your Streambox.. The best sounding USB cable I've found i... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? I started another thread that presented the perspective of one electrical engineer that works in the audio industry doing analog circuit design here. That might be interesting reading on why power cords MIGHT make a audible difference in how your ... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Don't forget also that Confirmation Bias works in both directions. Your brain can "confirm" improvements it expects to hear. Your brain can also "confirm" that you don't expect to hear any audible improvements. | |
| An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality For folks that believe in only considering measurements without listening, this is what an electrical engineer who works for Audio Precision (a manufacturer of audio measuring equipment)and a former governor of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) ... | |
| Qobuz/Tidal Differences Here's three: Lisa Batiashvili / Daniel Barenboim / Staatskapelle Berlin Tchaikovsky, Sibelius: Violin Concertos 'The Box' by Roddy Ricch - Not what I usually listen to, but I thought I might include something possibly more favorable to Tidal's... | |
| An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality @larsman Makes sense. I imagine customers (especially audio equipment customers) complain about all sorts of things. | |
| An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality @larsman I completely agree with manufacturers not wanting to spend excessive amounts of money on power cords. From a business perspective, this bumps up the "base" cost of their components. I agree also that people who are into cables might want ... | |
| An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality @noske @larsman @vanson1 In respect to using less expensive power cords, one thing that Darren and Duncan have said on their podcast is that PS Audio supplies a decent but not particularly expensive power cord for their components. This stock powe... |